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Press Release- UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, condemns the renewed offensive by the M23 with the support of the Rwandan Defence Force and expresses grave concern about the heightened risk and emerging reports of conflict-related sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
New York, 3 February 2025: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, expresses grave concerns over the attacks in Goma, North Kivu and South Kivu, by the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) with the support of the Rwandan Defence Force (RDF), which intensified on 23 January 2025. This…
Press Release- UN Special Representative Patten condemns the continued use of sexual violence against civilians as a tactic of war and political repression in Myanmar and calls for renewed attention and urgent action from the international community to address the plight of survivors of sexual violence and meet their unique needs
New York, 3 February 2025: Four years since the military seized power from the democratically elected Government in Myanmar and plunged the country into chaos, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual violence as…
UN Action Project South Sudan
This project aimed to build the socio-economic resilience of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Yambio, Juba and Bentiu, South Sudan. Using a survivor-centred approach, it succeeded in ensuring access to essential medical, psychosocial and legal services through multi-sectoral collaboration and holistic support, and building survivor’s resilience and reintegration through economic empowerment, financial inclusion,…
UN Action Sudan Project
In April 2023, the violent resurgence of the conflict in Sudan displaced over 6.5 million people, with women and girls facing heightened risks of sexual violence. UN Action’s project responded to this crisis by restoring facilities and improving living conditions for the most affected women and girls. The project focused on addressing immediate protection risks…
UN Action DRC Project
This project increased access to multi-sectoral assistance, including medical, psychosocial, legal and reintegration support to survivors of CRSV and those at risk in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This initiative built the socioeconomic resilience of women involved in the DRC’s artisanal mining sector, whilst also addressing the fight against impunity on CRSV related crimes.
UN Action Newsletter: Issue #8
UN Action One-Pager on MHPSS
UN Action developed a one-pager on mental health and psychosocial support for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers on the provision of mental health support in conflict-related sexual violence contexts. This builds upon the lessons learned and promising practices of the UN Action network.
Atrocity Prevention and WPS: Lessons for Gender-Sensitive Conflict Prevention
This policy brief was produced following the June 6th seminar on Gender, Accountability, and Atrocity Prevention and SRSG Pramila Patten’s keynote speech, as part of a collaboration between The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret), the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), and the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo (STK)….